Wikis are quick and easy web pages! "Wikiwiki" is a Hawaaiian word for fast or quick.
Wikis are simply quick web pages. Little expertise is needed. It is also interactive in that anyone (with permission) can delete, add or modify the page.
Wikis can be used in your classroom as a collaborative tool for home/school communication, teacher notes, collaborative projects, group notetaking, presentations, research, and student writing.
Wikis are quick and easy web pages! "Wikiwiki" is a Hawaaiian word for fast or quick.
Wikis are simply quick web pages. Little expertise is needed. It is also interactive in that anyone (with permission) can delete, add or modify the page.
Wikis can be used in your classroom as a collaborative tool for home/school communication, teacher notes, collaborative projects, group notetaking, presentations, research, and student writing.
Free wiki spaces are available at:
http://wikispaces.com
Wikispaces help is available at http://www.wikispaces.com/help
Video tutorials are available at http://www.wikispaces.com/site/tour#introduction
Examples of wikis in a classroom / school...
Mr. van Raalte's Math
Westwood Schools
Flat Classroom Project
1001 Flat World Tales Project
http://freshmancomp.pbwiki.com
http://freshmancomp.wetpaint.com/
Even school groups can use it...
Leo Hayes High School Grad Class
http://dvtrack.pbwiki.com/
Some sites for reference.
Wikis: Working the Way onto the Web
http://www.teachersfirst.com/content/wiki/ - Wiki Walk Through (ideas for your class)
http://coe.sdsu.edu/eet/articles/wikiwiki/index.htmUsing Wikis in Education
http://www.scienceofspectroscopy.info/edit/index.php?title=Using_wiki_in_education
http://learntech.pbwiki.com/